10 sermons preach from Luke 14 — 9 from real church libraries, transcribed and indexed to the verse, and 1 from the classic library.
“Paraphrase: 'if you don't hate your father and mother and wife' (Jesus' strong saying about discipleship).”
“Jesus said, 'If your ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath, get it out.'”
Pastor Josh Howerton argues that the Sabbath—the fourth commandment—is a binding, creation‑level command intended as a blessing that teaches faith, combats our hurry‑sick culture, and produces tangible spiritual, relational, and even physical benefits when practiced intentionally.
“Parable about taking the lowest place and 'for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted.'”
Pastor Daniel Batarseh studies 2 Samuel 2, focusing on David’s prudent waiting, seeking God’s guidance, humble reception of public anointing by Judah, and the opposition that follows (Abner crowning Ish-bosheth). The sermon draws practical applications about praying for direction, staying where God has placed you, serving while you wait, humility in leadership, and expecting resistance to God’s work.
“Jesus teaches not to invite only friends to your meals but to invite the poor, crippled, lame, and blind (you will be repaid at the resurrection); he then tells the parable of the great banquet where invited guests make excuses and the master invites the poor and compels others to come.”
Sermon using the image of a table (Luke 14 / the Great Banquet) to show that Jesus invites everyone—especially the marginalized—into relationship, illustrated by testimonies of redemption, and closing with an invitation to receive Christ and participate in Holy Week/Easter worship.
“'Blessed is the man who will eat in the feast in the kingdom of God.' The parable: a certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests, who made excuses and refused to come.”
A teaching on Luke's Parable of the Great Banquet that reframes the invited guests' excuses (possessions, vocation, marriage) as missed opportunities for kingdom participation, urging Christians to stop compartmentalizing life and to integrate their possessions, work and relationships into discipleship and service.
“Parable of the great banquet: invitation goes out, invitees make excuses — 'I have bought a field... I have bought five yoke of oxen... I have married.'”
A teaching on Luke's Parable of the Great Banquet that reframes the invited guests' excuses (possessions, vocation, marriage) as missed opportunities for kingdom participation, urging Christians to stop compartmentalizing life and to integrate their possessions, work and relationships into discipleship and service.
“Story of the Great Banquet: He says to the messenger, 'go and compel them to come in.'”
Sermon using the image of a table (Luke 14 / the Great Banquet) to show that Jesus invites everyone—especially the marginalized—into relationship, illustrated by testimonies of redemption, and closing with an invitation to receive Christ and participate in Holy Week/Easter worship.
George Whitefield
Luke 14:22-24 -- "And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the high-ways, and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.…
Read the full text“The Lord said, unless you're willing to give up, Father, mother, sister, brother, houses, land, yea, even your own life, you cannot be my disciple.”
A Bible study on what makes a church healthy: clarifying the identity and function of God's people, the church, and the kingdom; calling believers to daily engagement with Scripture, committed discipleship, corporate purpose/destiny, faithful witness, and submission to godly leadership.
“Paraphrase: 'if you don't hate your father and mother and wife' (Jesus' strong saying about discipleship).”
A teaching on Luke's Parable of the Great Banquet that reframes the invited guests' excuses (possessions, vocation, marriage) as missed opportunities for kingdom participation, urging Christians to stop compartmentalizing life and to integrate their possessions, work and relationships into discipleship and service.
“If any man comes after me and is not prepared to hate his mother, his father, and his children, you are not worthy of me.”
Bishop B. Hibbert taught on 'irresistible grace,' explaining that God's grace transforms the heart from the inside out and must lead to holiness and committed discipleship. He contrasted 'cheap grace' (forgiveness without repentance or discipleship) with 'costly grace' (the gospel's call to deny self, take up the cross, and live a transformed life).
“If any man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters ... he cannot be my disciples.”
A Bible study on Jesus' declaration "I am the way, the truth, and the life," emphasizing that salvation is found only in Christ. The sermon explains the narrow gate and difficult path to eternal life, calls believers to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Jesus, and outlines the gospel process: repentance, baptism, and receiving the Holy Spirit. It includes pastoral exhortation to prioritize God over traditions and family loyalties and a call to pray and evangelize for those whose hearts are closed.
“The one who sets out to build a tower first sits down to count the cost to ensure he has enough to finish it.”
A Bible-study sermon based on Numbers 13 that frames spiritual warfare as primarily a battle over self-perception. The speaker contrasts fear-filtered interpretations of facts with a faith-filtered posture (exemplified by Caleb and Joshua), calls the church to embrace an identity rooted in God's promises, and issues practical calls to prayer, evangelism, stewardship, and readiness to possess the promised land (including a local property initiative).
“Count up the cost to see if you have enough to finish; Jesus speaks to builders who sit down, count the cost, and calculate before they build.”
Bishop Senegal teaches that strategic thinking is an apostolic grace that turns faith into responsible action: begin with a clear end, write and communicate the vision, assess current reality honestly, build backwards by sequencing systems and pillars, and align people, resources and timing so God’s vision can be stewarded and scaled.
“You have to 'sit down from the beginning and count up the cost' to see if you have enough to finish.”
Bishop Senegal teaches that strategic thinking is an apostolic grace that turns faith into responsible action: begin with a clear end, write and communicate the vision, assess current reality honestly, build backwards by sequencing systems and pillars, and align people, resources and timing so God’s vision can be stewarded and scaled.
“Jesus says, 'the tower is the goal' and we must sit down and count up some costs—what sacrifice will have to be made.”
Bishop Senegal teaches that strategic thinking is an apostolic grace that turns faith into responsible action: begin with a clear end, write and communicate the vision, assess current reality honestly, build backwards by sequencing systems and pillars, and align people, resources and timing so God’s vision can be stewarded and scaled.
Every reference on this page was extracted from the transcript of a real sermon in a public Sermon Mind church library. Quotes reflect each preacher’s own reading of the text.